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The Red Sox had a chance to pad their lead in the fourth, when Kevin Youkilis walked and advanced to third on Coco Crisp's single to right.

But Youkilis was erased on a grounder to third -- 5-2-5-1 if you're scoring at home. Crisp wound up at third and Julio Lugo took second on the run down. They were stranded, though, when Kevin Cash grounded out.

Cash redeemed himself by throwing Adam Jones out at second on a stolen base attempt in the fifth. Lester completed the inning with two ground out and he's allowed three hits in five scoreless frames.

I apologize for not blogging before and during the game. But I have a legitimate excuse. The wireless connection at Yankee Stadium is not good. So I waved the white flag by the sixth inning -- about the same time the Red Sox and Curt Schilling did in an 8-3 loss.

I've seen the vast majority of Schilling's 84 starts he's made with the Red Sox and I can honestly say this was one of his worst. He fell behind 6-0 in the fourth and the Red Sox never had the tying run at the plate.

"We were never in this game because I couldn't execute," Schilling said.

Red Sox leading 6-2, start of the seventh. Kason Gabbard lasted five-plus innings before handing it over to the bullpen. Brendan Donnelly allowed two inherited runners to score and proceeded to load the bases with one out before being replaced. Javier Lopez, brought in to face left-handed hitting Scott Thorman, induced a double-play grounder to keep it a four-run gmae. Kyle Snyder on in the seventh.

As the grounds crew works feverishly to prepare the field, the sounds of the Beatles are filling Fenway Park. That could only mean one thing -- Sox VP Dr. Charles Steinberg, a Fab Four aficionado, is playing disc jockey.

It has stopped raining, the skies are clearing and the tarp is being taken off the field. Red Sox publicist John Blake just announced the hope is the game will start around 4:30 but cautioned there is more rain in the forecast.

Sigh.

I'm going to look at the bright side, even though the sun has disappeared. It's a good thing the weather cooperated Saturday, allowing the teams to play two. Otherwise we'd be looking at a doubleheader today and a late night.

What a funky weather pattern. It was raining and started to let up. As soon as it almost stopped, a rapid-moving massive dark cloud blew up Fenway and it began to pour. But it only lasted about 2-3 minutes, that's how fast the cloud was moving. The tarp is still on the field as I type this (2:32 p.m.) with a light drizzle falling. The estimated start time is 3:05.